In 2006, when Amy Barrett Lennard was appointed Director of Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) – Perth’s most prominent contemporary arts space – she had already notched up an impressive career in the visual arts, working for some years in London during the notorious Young British Artists (YBA) years, and in Melbourne as the Director of Linden Centre for Contemporary Art (now Linden New Art).
‘I’m actually struggling to think of other people in this small-to-medium sector that have stayed as long – certainly not many,’ she said, prompting the question of why she’s chosen this moment as the right time to move on.
